Current Affairs at Glance From (10-08-2014 to 16-08-2014): -------------------------------------------------------------- Senior IRS officer K V Chowdary appointed as new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 August 2014 laid the foundation of 44 MW Chutak hydro-electric project and Nimoo Bazgo project in Jammu and Kashmir. Narendra Modi released a book titled Gujarat’s success story in Water Management authored by Sriram Vedire. Iran-140 Sepahan Air passenger plane crashed near Mehrabad airport, west of Tehran in Iran. 39 passengers died in the crash. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won his countrys first direct presidential election. Sikkim has become the most favoured destination of foreign tourists in the north-eastern states of the country. 12 August 2014 was observed as the World Elephant Day. Goal of the day is to create awareness about plight of African and Asian elephants. Haider al-Abadi was named as the new Iraqi Prime Minister by Iraqi President Mohammed Fuad Masum. The Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on 11 August 2014 introduced Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) was in news as it would be one of the seven payloads to be carried by the Mars 2020 rover mission. The project Mars 2020 rover was announced by NASA on 31 July 2014. R Ashwin was ranked number one Test all-rounder in ICC Test team rankings, while Indian team slipped to fourth position in the rankings. Participation of Govindas below the age of 18-years in Dahi Handi celebration held during Krishna Janmashtami banned by Bombay High Court. The Union Government decided to appoint former RBI governor Bimal Jalan as the head of the Expenditure Management Commission on 12 August 2014. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on 12 August 2014 sanctioned the use of experimental drug ZMapp to fight against Ebola as the death toll increased. Human skeleton with copper crown with carnelian beads on its skull was discovered in Chandayan village of Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. Daroji Eramma, one of the last exponents of Burra katha died at a private hospital in Bellary, Karnataka. She was 84. President conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards on Arun Jaitley, Dr Karan Singh and Sharad Yadav in New Delhi. AIADMK leader M Thambidurai was on 13-08-2014 unanimously elected as the deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha. Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian born mathematician, became the first woman to win coveted Fields Medal on 13 August 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Manjul Bhargava (First Indian) of Princeton University Win Fields Medal, for developing new approach in the geometry of numbers RIMFAX, ground-penetrating radar will be used by NASA to study centimeter-scale resolution of the geologic structure of the subsurface on Mars. Union Cabinet approved 4-highway projects in J&K for all-weather connectivity in the Valley. It also enhanced the fund allocation by over 8000 crore. Supreme Court (SC) asked the Union Government to come up with a road-map to make river Ganga pollution free within two-week. The bench headed by Justice TS Thakur. Kush Kumar on 13 August 2014 became the first Indian player to reach the semi-final of World Junior Squash Championship. Jo Pavey of Great Britain became the oldest-ever woman to win a Gold medal in European Championships. Delhi University professor Dr. Sunil Kumar on 13 August 2014 received Global South Award given by International Political Science Association (IPSA). Andhra Pradesh Government on 12 August 2014 decided to make Vijayawada its ad hoc capital. Sikkim became the most favoured destination for foreign tourists in the North-Eastern (NE) region of India. Himachal Pradesh selected to host the India’s first para-gliding World Cup in 2015. Rajni Razdan on 16 August 2014 became the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission. Sony Six on 12 August 2014 bagged the telecast rights of the first-ever Champions Tennis League (CTL). China on 3 August 2014 unveiled its next generation Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Dongfeng – 41 (DF-41). Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian born mathematician, became the first woman to win coveted Fields Medal on 13 August 2014 in Seoul, South Korea. Frequent withdrawal of money from ATMs will become expensive from November, with the RBI imposing a limit of 3 transactions per month from ATMs of other banks and 5 from the same bank in six metropolitan cities. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana to help the poor open bank accounts which will come with the facility of a debit card and an insurance cover of Rs 1 lakh. Prime Minister also announced the Sansad Aadarsh Gram Yojna on the occasion of Independence Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday commissioned INS Kolkata, Indias largest indigenously built warship, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. The government has re-launched the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana, for the benefit of citizens aged 60 years and above. Bhutan and Nepal are the two most peaceful countries in the South Asian region. -According to Global Peace Index, 2014 released recently Bhutan stands at 16th position and Nepal at 76th position. The Union Government decided to appoint former RBI governor Bimal Jalan as the head of the Expenditure Management Commission. Union Minister for Roads, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced Rs 15,000 crore road projects in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been nominated for the 2014 Arjuna Award for his performances as Indias leading spinner. Delhi University professor Dr. Sunil Kumar received Global South Award given by International Political Science Association (IPSA). The award was given at the 23rd world congress of political science held in Montreal, Canada. Kush Kumar became first Indian player to reach semi final of World Junior Squash Championship
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